Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet And Pyramus

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The stories Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe both have a lot of similarities and differences. In Romeo and Juliet, Both of their parents don’t want them to be together and neither did Pyramus and Thisbe’s Parents. Both couples Loved each other very much even though their families restricted them from together but didn’t stop them from secretly doing so. “Growing up thus side by side they learned to love each other. They longed to marry, but their parents forbade.”(Hamilton, pg.488)

First example of both couples loving each other and not being able to be with each other is in romeo and juliet. “Two households, both alike in dignity” (Shakespeare
377). The couple’s family had a feud between each other and wasn’t able to really
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